The foundation’s annual auction fundraiser was held on March 3 during the AASV Annual Meeting at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis in the “golden state” of California. The very successful event was coordinated by the 2025 Auction Committee, led by co-chairs Drs. Chase Stahl and John Waddell. Electronic bidding for silent auction items opened on […]
Category Archives: AASV Foundation
Merck Animal Health Awards $50,000 in Scholarships to Future Swine Practitioners
Merck Animal Health continued its commitment to the swine industry’s next generation of veterinarians by partnering with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation (AASVF) to sponsor the 2025 recipients of the AASVF and Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarships. Scholarships, totaling $50,000, were awarded to 5 veterinary students for 2025. The recipients were announced […]
AASV Foundation Announces Student Seminar Awards and Scholarships
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation awarded scholarships totaling $25,000 to 15 veterinary students who participated in the AASV Student Seminar at the Annual Meeting. Sloane Murray, University of Guelph, received the $5000 scholarship for top student presentation. Sloane’s presentation was titled “Could we reduce vaccine reactogenicity in pigs?” The Zoetis Foundation provided funding […]
AASV Foundation Funds Four Research Proposals
As part of its mission to fund research with direct application to the profession, the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation awarded almost $100,000 in funding for research. Dr. Ross Kiehne, chair of the AASV Foundation, announced the selection of 4 research proposals for funding during the AASV and AASV Foundation cosponsored luncheon on March […]
Twelve AASV Members Receive Debt Relief Grants
Twelve $7500 grants were awarded by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation March 3 during the American Association of Swine Veterinarians 56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. The AASVF-Zoetis Foundation Student Debt Relief Grants, funded by the Zoetis Foundation, are awarded to swine veterinarians who are two to ten years post-graduation. The Dr. […]
AASV Foundation announces recipient of Hogg Scholarship
Dr. Kelly Greiner was named the 2025 recipient of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation Hogg Scholarship during the American Association of Swine Veterinarians 56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, on March 3. Established in 2008, the scholarship is named for Dr. Alex Hogg who was a leader in swine medicine and pursued […]
Kansas State University veterinary student receives David A. Schoneweis Scholarship at AASV Annual Meeting
Annika Senn, a first-year student at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, was awarded the David A. Schoneweis Scholarship during the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Meeting held in San Francisco, California. The children of the late Dr. David Schoneweis established a scholarship in his memory to benefit swine-interested students from Kansas State […]
AASV Foundation Fellows Recognized
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation is committed to fund research, scholarships, externships, tuition grants, and other programs and activities that benefit the profession of swine veterinary medicine. The Foundation relies on the generous support of donors to fulfill this commitment. During the recent AASV and AASV Foundation Luncheon held March 3, 2025, at […]
AASV Announces Student Poster Competition Awardees
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) provided an opportunity for 15 veterinary students to compete for awards in the Veterinary Student Poster Competition. United Animal Health sponsored the competition, offering awards totaling $4000. Additionally, a grant from the Zoetis Foundation supports $500 awards for each student selected to participate in the poster session. Dr. […]
“Prepare to Be Tired, But Professionally Fulfilled” at 2025 AASV Annual Meeting
Swine veterinarians will be gathering in San Francisco, Calif., on March 1-4 for the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) Annual Meeting. The theme of this year’s conference is “Be the Pig’s Champion.” “Veterinarians are uniquely qualified through their training to serve as the pig’s champion among all of the other stakeholders in swine health […]